Short answers, pulled from the story.
The first recorded usage of the word gypsy in English appeared in 1514. This term was derived from the word Egyptian and became the standard exonym for the Romani people after they were mistaken for Egyptians in Western Europe during the 16th century.
The term Tsinganoi originated from the Greek word athínganos meaning untouchable. This designation was applied to a sect of the Melchisedechians described in an 11th-century text preserved on Mount Athos as a Samaritan people and descendants of Simon the Magician.
The Race Relations Act 1976 solidified the status of Romani gipsies as a recognized ethnic group in the United Kingdom. This decision was upheld in the Commission for Racial Equality v Dutton case in 1989 following the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960.
The demonyms Lom and Dom share an etymological origin with the Sanskrit term which may refer to a man of low caste living by singing and music. This connection suggests a historical link to the Indian subcontinent where the Romani people are believed to have originated.
In Romania the spelling rromani with a double r distinguishes the Romani people from the Romanian endonym români. This phonetic distinction has been preserved in the language to highlight the difference between the two groups.